It's Wednesday, October 7th. Good morning. Mostly cloudy, but a slight chance of showers windy. It does get up to 19 this afternoon. The dollar trading 70.26 cents US. I'm Stacey Englehart. Greg Bruce OPP have charged three people in connection to a break-in last month in Grey Highlands. According to reports, a 35-year-old Grey Highlands man faces charges related to unauthorized possession of a firearm. Police said they seized a loaded gun and a bullet-resistant vest. Another Grey Highlands man, 39-year-old, was arrested in relation to the break-in and a 47-year-old Grand Valley woman also faces break and enter charges. A former OPP officer based out of Orillia has been released on bail days before his criminal trial. 51-year-old Ted Oderkirk faces a long list of charges including historical sex assault, domestic assault, uttering threats, and obstruction of justice. While he also faced a separate legal matter in Perth, OPP somehow lost the video evidence of it, with critics wondering why the same police force is in charge of investigating itself with 0 oversight. The Ontario government has asked police to look into student financial aid payments at private career colleges after concerns about possible criminal activity and the egregious use of public funds. Canadian Press reported students at just seven career colleges received $385 million in grants just in 2024. That's the same amount as those at all of Ontario's publicly funded colleges. Court records show the province had been warned for years about possible suspicious activity tied to OSAP. And another plane collision at a US airport. At about 10.30 yesterday morning, the FAA said a plane was taxiing for departure at LAX. and its wing, quote unquote, Clipton Air Canada plane that arrived from Toronto and was parked. Passengers on board and onlookers described the incident as a jarring shock, with many mocking the official use of the word clipped given the scale of damage. Now nobody was seriously injured, but critics blame the issue on critical understaffing. According to data, over 90% of U.S. airport control towers are understaffed. Light 99-3 sports baseball playoffs yesterday. The Dodgers beat Atlanta for a 2-1 lead. San Diego edged Milwaukee to lead 2-1. NHL last night, Austin Matthews scored with 14 seconds left in overtime to give the Leafs A 5-4 win over Nashville. The Leafs were trailing 3-0 in the second. Also last night, Montreal lost to Carolina. Ottawa lost to Detroit. The Leafs are in Las Vegas tomorrow at 10. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning from the light 99 3 News Center. I'm Stacy Engelhart.
News Update: 8:00am, Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
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